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PROPOSAL FOR A PROGRAM OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN GLOBAL HEALTH SCIENCES LEADING TO THE PHD DEGREE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO GLOBAL HEALTH SCIENCES (GHS) September 24, 2014 PhD Program Director: Sally Rankin, RN, PhD, FAAN Faculty Associate Global Health Sciences Professor Emeritus, School of Nursing [email protected] GHS Directors: Jaime Sepúlveda, MD, MPH, MSc, DrSc Executive Director Global Health Sciences [email protected] Molly Cooke, MD, MACP Education Director Global Health Sciences Professor, Department of Medicine [email protected] Colin Boyle, MBA Deputy Director Global Health Sciences [email protected] Lead Administrative Staff: Karen Nelson, MA Special Projects Global Health Sciences [email protected] 1 Table of Contents SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Aims and Objectives ......................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Historical Development of the Field .................................................................................. 5 1.2.1 UCSF Global Health Sciences ......................................................................... 7 1.3 Timetable for Development of the Proposed PhD Program, Including Enrollment Projections ............................................................................................................................11 1.4 Relationship of the Proposed Program to Existing Programs on Campus and to Campus Academic Plan ......................................................................................................................12 1.5 Interrelationship of the Program with Other University of California Institutions ...............14 1.6 Administration and Governance of the Program ..............................................................15 1.7 Plan for the Evaluation of the Program ............................................................................16 SECTION 2. PROGRAM ...........................................................................................................16 2.1 Candidates’ Preparation, Admission Requirements, and Process ...................................16 2.2 Language Requirements .................................................................................................17 2.3 Program of Study .............................................................................................................17 2.3.1 Specific Fields of Emphasis ............................................................................17 2.3.2 Unit Requirements ..........................................................................................20 2.3.3 Required and Recommended Courses including Teaching Requirement ........20 2.3.4 Licensure ........................................................................................................23 2.4 Field Examinations ..........................................................................................................23 2.5 Qualifying Examinations ..................................................................................................23 2.6 Dissertation .....................................................................................................................24 2.7 Final Examination ............................................................................................................25 2.8 Explanation of Special Requirements (if applicable) ........................................................25 2.9 Relationship of masters and doctoral programs ...............................................................25 2.10 Special Preparation for Careers in Teaching .................................................................26 2.11 Sample Program ............................................................................................................26 2.12 Normative Time for Matriculation to Degree ...................................................................27 SECTION 3. PROJECTED NEED .............................................................................................28 3.1 Student Demand for the Program ....................................................................................28 3.2 Opportunities for Placements of Graduates .....................................................................32 3.3 Importance to the Discipline.............................................................................................32 3.4 Ways the Program Will Meet the Needs of Society ..........................................................33 3.5 Relationship of the Program to Research and/or Professional Interests of the Faculty ....33 2 3.6 Program Differentiation ....................................................................................................35 SECTION 4. FACULTY .............................................................................................................36 4.1 List of Faculty Members, Ranks, and Highest Degrees....................................................36 4.2 Commitment Letters from Faculty ....................................................................................38 4.3 Letters of Departmental, School, and Program Support ...................................................38 SECTION 5. COURSES ...........................................................................................................38 5.1 Description of Present and Proposed New Courses ........................................................38 SECTION 6. RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS............................................................................42 6.1 FTE Faculty and Staff Organizational Chart .....................................................................42 6.2 Library Acquisitions .........................................................................................................43 6.3 Computing Costs .............................................................................................................43 6.4 Equipment .......................................................................................................................43 6.5 Space and Other Capital Facilities ...................................................................................43 6.6 Other Operating Costs .....................................................................................................43 SECTION 7. GRADUATE STUDENT SUPPORT ......................................................................44 SECTION 8. CHANGES IN SENATE REGULATIONS ..............................................................45 APPENDICES ...........................................................................................................................46 3 SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Aims and Objectives UCSF Global Health Sciences (GHS) is dedicated to improving health and reducing the burden of disease in the world’s most vulnerable populations. GHS integrates UCSF’s expertise in the health, social, population and biological sciences, and focuses that expertise on pressing issues in global health. Founded in 2003 by former Dean of the School of Medicine and UCSF Chancellor, Haile Debas, GHS is composed of an innovative team of educators, researchers, and healthcare professionals working in California and around the world to train global health leaders and build sustainable solutions to improve health and eliminate disease.1 Building on the strength of its MS degree in Global Health Sciences, UCSF seeks to establish the first University of California PhD degree in Global Health Sciences. The goal of the program is to prepare doctoral level graduates competent to apply research methods to explore and solve global health problems within academia and bilateral, multilateral, and non-governmental organizations. As the Institute of Medicine observes, “Health knows no borders… global health is aimed at advancing the health of populations worldwide. It includes, among other subjects, disease and disability in developing countries, existing and emergent threats to international health, and U.S. international health policy.” Global health focuses on transdisciplinary approaches2 to understanding and addressing health inequities wherever they occur. While many/most students will consider health problems occurring in low- and middle-income countries, the setting is not an element of the definition of the field. The science and substantive knowledge base of global health is growing, and our proposed rigorous and scholarly doctoral program will accelerate the development of the field. Our specific aims and objectives are: 1. To establish a premier PhD program that will guide and contribute to the science and knowledge base of the emerging discipline of global health. 2. To leverage the expertise of GHS faculty and faculty from the four UCSF health science schools and the Graduate Division involved in global health research and education. 3. To provide a preeminent program for health sciences professionals to gain the research skills and knowledge base for careers in global health. 4. To develop a PhD program with four concentrations representing areas in which UCSF Global Health Sciences has major strengths and active research programs. Each concentration is a combination of coursework and research training: a. Clinical concentration – focus areas include non-communicable/ neglected/ tropical/